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1/ Russian warbloggers are reacting with shock and alarm at the Ukrainian attack today on the Russian Baltic Fleet corvette Boykiy near St Petersburg. In particular, they question the apparent lack of effective air defences or anti-drone protection. ⬇️
2/ 'Rybar' comments: "The threat to the fleet is everywhere."
"Judging by the video, at least two hits were recorded. The corvette was in dry dock undergoing repairs, despite the ship being new. And Ukrainian forces intercepted it there."
"Judging by the video, at least two hits were recorded. The corvette was in dry dock undergoing repairs, despite the ship being new. And Ukrainian forces intercepted it there."
3/ "They had already done something similar during attacks on Sevastopol several years earlier.
The hit on the Boykiy once again exposes the problem of countering UAVs.
The hit on the Boykiy once again exposes the problem of countering UAVs.
Since March, @bigmodernism @contrathuc and now #AnnBarnhardt have make serious personal accusations against our cofounder, who they are making a punching bag to defend the SSPX, Vigano and their own personal grifts on the Catholic Religion. Here, we offer them a reflection:
@BigModernism @contrathuc These should consider each of 4 possibilities:
1) That Br is not who you say he is, and you will merit hell for all eternity in calumniating and defaming him
1) That Br is not who you say he is, and you will merit hell for all eternity in calumniating and defaming him
@BigModernism @contrathuc 2) That Br. Bugnolo does work for the pope, and by publicly attacking him you will end up in the bad graces of Christ's vicar for the rest of your lives, possibly dying outside of the communion of the Church
There are sound photographic reasons I'm talking about Russia's domestic fuel tanker supply distribution chain breaking down.
Dead tanker trucks can't move fuel.
Plus additional tanker trucks diverted & moving from 🇷🇺 to 🇺🇦 can't deliver fuel domestically either.
Fuel🧵
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Dead tanker trucks can't move fuel.
Plus additional tanker trucks diverted & moving from 🇷🇺 to 🇺🇦 can't deliver fuel domestically either.
Fuel🧵
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For additional photographic proof of 🇷🇺 tanker truck supply distribution breaking down, see here in Belgorod:
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And see here elsewhere in Crimea:
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Some say that the will of the people now is all that matters. Ukrainians want to be free. True!
Also true and they matter:
* The way for russia's genocide of Ukrainians is prepared by denying Ukrainian language and history documented back as far as 1187 exist.
Also true and they matter:
* The way for russia's genocide of Ukrainians is prepared by denying Ukrainian language and history documented back as far as 1187 exist.
russia pushes the notion that Ukrainian language is a fiction. That language, spoken by tens of millions, differs from russian much as Spanish differs from Italian.
In 1654, Muscovy needed interpreters to negotiate a treaty with Ukrainians.
In 1654, Muscovy needed interpreters to negotiate a treaty with Ukrainians.
Ukrainians are reclaiming what russia spent years erasing.
russia doesn't appear on the map until after Peter 1 and Catherine the Fraud forged Muscovy's claim on the land - an illusion which demanded schools be closed, libraries burned, writers executed.
russia doesn't appear on the map until after Peter 1 and Catherine the Fraud forged Muscovy's claim on the land - an illusion which demanded schools be closed, libraries burned, writers executed.
The paintings on the noses of WW2 aircraft were rarely just decoration.
To the men who flew behind them, they were luck. Protection. A charm against death.
The tradition was older and stranger than almost anyone realizes, and it runs from an Italian sea monster in 1913 to the Ferrari logo to Walt Disney.
This is the story of nose art..🧵1/7
To the men who flew behind them, they were luck. Protection. A charm against death.
The tradition was older and stranger than almost anyone realizes, and it runs from an Italian sea monster in 1913 to the Ferrari logo to Walt Disney.
This is the story of nose art..🧵1/7
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It began before most people had ever seen an aircraft fly.
One of the earliest recorded pieces of nose art was painted in 1913. An Italian flying boat went up with a sea monster painted across its hull, complete with teeth and eyes. Some accounts say its crew added marks beside it for the damage the aircraft took in combat.
The idea spread fast once the First World War began. German pilots took to painting gaping mouths beneath the propeller spinners of their aircraft. Squadrons painted emblems to tell friend from foe in the chaos of a dogfight.
From the very beginning the art served two purposes at once. It was a practical marking. And it was something more personal, a way for a man to make the machine that carried him into danger feel like his own.
It began before most people had ever seen an aircraft fly.
One of the earliest recorded pieces of nose art was painted in 1913. An Italian flying boat went up with a sea monster painted across its hull, complete with teeth and eyes. Some accounts say its crew added marks beside it for the damage the aircraft took in combat.
The idea spread fast once the First World War began. German pilots took to painting gaping mouths beneath the propeller spinners of their aircraft. Squadrons painted emblems to tell friend from foe in the chaos of a dogfight.
From the very beginning the art served two purposes at once. It was a practical marking. And it was something more personal, a way for a man to make the machine that carried him into danger feel like his own.
🧵 3/7
One of those early designs would become one of the most recognized symbols on earth.
An Italian fighter ace named Francesco Baracca flew in the First World War with a prancing black horse painted on the side of his aircraft. Baracca was Italy's greatest air ace. He was killed in action in 1918.
Years later his family met a young racing driver and gave him Baracca's prancing horse to use. They believed it would bring him luck.
The driver's name was Enzo Ferrari. He first put the prancing horse on his racing cars in the 1930s.
The horse of Ferrari, one of the most famous logos in the world, began its life as good luck nose art on a World War One fighter plane.
One of those early designs would become one of the most recognized symbols on earth.
An Italian fighter ace named Francesco Baracca flew in the First World War with a prancing black horse painted on the side of his aircraft. Baracca was Italy's greatest air ace. He was killed in action in 1918.
Years later his family met a young racing driver and gave him Baracca's prancing horse to use. They believed it would bring him luck.
The driver's name was Enzo Ferrari. He first put the prancing horse on his racing cars in the 1930s.
The horse of Ferrari, one of the most famous logos in the world, began its life as good luck nose art on a World War One fighter plane.
In 1918, Aleister Crowley isolated himself in New York to write his definitive philosophical testament. The result was Liber Aleph, an 111 chapter letter to his spiritual heir.
But what does this century old text teach us today?
Let's break it down... 🧵
But what does this century old text teach us today?
Let's break it down... 🧵
Liber Aleph, or The Book of Wisdom or Folly, was written by Aleister Crowley as an intimate, extended letter to his spiritual son and chosen successor, Charles Stansfeld Jones, better known to students of the occult as Frater Achad.
Crowley saw Achad as the "Child of the Child" prophesied in Liber AL, his true magical heir. Because of this bond, the book bypasses the usual complex blinds and riddles found in occult texts, offering instead a raw, unshielded transmission of mastery.
@HunterBiden
Tell Rick Niu & Brendan Duval I say hi. Did you ever work with Nacho Foncillas at Boies? I'll give a thread of evidence. LNG... (R U working now w/Trump?) 1/rumble.com/v5cagut-chasin…
Tell Rick Niu & Brendan Duval I say hi. Did you ever work with Nacho Foncillas at Boies? I'll give a thread of evidence. LNG... (R U working now w/Trump?) 1/rumble.com/v5cagut-chasin…
@HunterBiden Those blind trusts made in Miami w/ Greenberg & Traurig. 2/ jasonpowers.substack.com/p/when-glenfar…
@HunterBiden
This was in Aug 2023. Just 6 months after I discovered your receipts in detail. I bet these last 7 yrs has plenty more to unlock. 3/amazon.com/dp/B0CJLFFC4Y
This was in Aug 2023. Just 6 months after I discovered your receipts in detail. I bet these last 7 yrs has plenty more to unlock. 3/amazon.com/dp/B0CJLFFC4Y
Russian Economic Forum: where human traffickers and conspiracy theorists are the new "economic experts."
🧵 1/5 ⬇️
🧵 1/5 ⬇️
A 78-page plan reviewed by The Daily Wire shows how the Biden administration was planning to make affirming transgenderism the national standard within child welfare services without having to pass a single law.
A $20 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services created the Child Welfare Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression Institute (SOGIE) in August 2024. SOGIE was on track to employ a 40-person team to push transgenderism on child welfare agencies.
The Biden administration first mentioned the SOGIE Institute in January 2023, when HHS announced it was looking for a contractor to help its Children’s Bureau address the “unique needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals” in child welfare systems.
During Pride Month, GQ (allegedly) did a very gay photo spread of the male stars of The Odyssey.
Apparently, these photos were considered *too gay* for the magazine.
Let’s take a look! (A quick thread)
Apparently, these photos were considered *too gay* for the magazine.
Let’s take a look! (A quick thread)
Robert Pattinson loves to frolic in a gown as evidenced by this photo.
Matt should wear heels often, that would make him as tall as Ben.
1. Republicans are going bananas. Democrats, led by senate intel vice-chairman Mark Warner are having fits and meltdowns.
All of it because President Trump announced the appointment of Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard at the end of the month as Acting DNI.
To make the issues even better, Democrats are now threatening to block FISA-702 reauthorization and stop the warrantless surveillance of American citizens unless Pulte’s appointment is withdrawn.
Yes, read that again slowly if needed – it’s perfect.
All of it because President Trump announced the appointment of Bill Pulte to replace Tulsi Gabbard at the end of the month as Acting DNI.
To make the issues even better, Democrats are now threatening to block FISA-702 reauthorization and stop the warrantless surveillance of American citizens unless Pulte’s appointment is withdrawn.
Yes, read that again slowly if needed – it’s perfect.
2. She couldn't get FISA reauthorization stopped by confronting congress, but she can get FISA reauthorization stopped by giving congress an alternative to herself. It's remarkable. Stunning.
..."Warner, who’s been critical in building Democratic support for a bipartisan deal to extend FISA Section 702, made clear to Thune that all options are on the table to reverse what Democrats see as a dangerous Trump pick to lead ODNI. Pulte, who currently leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has no national security experience and has used his existing role to exact revenge on Trump’s political foes.
From Warner’s perspective, it’s impossible to convince enough Democrats to support a reauthorization of Section 702 when Pulte would be the one overseeing the program. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has also privately told senators that the Pulte appointment makes passing a FISA deal much more difficult."....
punchbowl.news/article/senate…
..."Warner, who’s been critical in building Democratic support for a bipartisan deal to extend FISA Section 702, made clear to Thune that all options are on the table to reverse what Democrats see as a dangerous Trump pick to lead ODNI. Pulte, who currently leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has no national security experience and has used his existing role to exact revenge on Trump’s political foes.
From Warner’s perspective, it’s impossible to convince enough Democrats to support a reauthorization of Section 702 when Pulte would be the one overseeing the program. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has also privately told senators that the Pulte appointment makes passing a FISA deal much more difficult."....
punchbowl.news/article/senate…
3. Making the issue even more wonderful, the former Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is the primary strategist behind confronting the corrupt IC mechanisms that have always been facilitated by the same senate committee now having fits.
Seriously folks, you cannot make this stuff up.
If you think that Rubio and Tulsi are not the key voices in this appointment dynamic, you just are not paying attention to the snark from the National Security Advisor.
All those smiles and giggles are not just because they enjoy their jobs, but also because they understand the politics much better than people fathom.
This is a 14-year-senator, former Chairman of the SSCI and Gang-of-Eight member. Let's just say, he knows the gig.
Seriously folks, you cannot make this stuff up.
If you think that Rubio and Tulsi are not the key voices in this appointment dynamic, you just are not paying attention to the snark from the National Security Advisor.
All those smiles and giggles are not just because they enjoy their jobs, but also because they understand the politics much better than people fathom.
This is a 14-year-senator, former Chairman of the SSCI and Gang-of-Eight member. Let's just say, he knows the gig.
Ok, so, let me explain why you use PPP to put this out: they’re quick, and you can generate something positive quickly. However, this poll is within the MOE & has 6% undecided. Which means this is effectively a tie, and this does not factor in any newer information that has actual time to be deployed. If I were a betting man, I’d say their internals are 3%-4% lower than this, and they haven’t been honest about that for quite some time. Otherwise you’d have been waiting for the regular polling cycles instead of commissioning this.
Polling is always just a snapshot in time, but this is not good. At all. If I were Morris? I’d have a serious think about pushing ahead. But I’m not a “generational strangest”, just a guy who’s right a lot about stuff. Specifically when it comes to turnout operations & GOTV. And as said a lot, Maine is weird.
This is likely the BEST one they’ve got. And by that I mean one that’s been conducted properly not pushed or over sampled. I want to be clear: these are losing numbers. That much undecided will usually swing to the incumbent. And I bet both Costello and Mills are polling better in the general right now.
